A M Karagheusian Rugs

Was a rug manufacturer headquartered at 295 fifth avenue in manhattan manufacturing was located in freehold borough new jersey and operated for 60 years before closing in 1964.

A m karagheusian rugs.

Bruce springsteen wrote about the karagheusian rug mill s closing in his 1984 song my hometown. Karagheusian had started their operations in china by 1922 23. Their rug design draftsman and designers worked both at tiffany and karagheusian. The faded gulistan name can be seen in the center.

The company introduced the gulistan deluxe rug collection in 1924 gulistan being the title of a 13th century persian poem meaning garden of roses in persian. It grew steadily building more factory space as it marched north up the street until it became the fourth largest rug manufacturer in the country. We have spent a considerable amount of space lately in rug news talking about chinese rugs. Of karagheusian company opened its door selling imported oriental rugs in new york city in 1899.

A portion of the karagheusian rug mill as it stood long abandoned in freehold in 1990. Was a rug manufacturer headquartered at 295 fifth avenue in manhattan manufacturing was located in freehold borough new jersey and operated for 60 years before closing in 1964. Décor rugs and carpets. It employed 1 700 people at its peak operation in the 1930s.

Was a rug manufacturer headquartered at 295 fifth avenue in manhattan. In 1896 arshag and mihran karagheusian two armenian brothers emigrated to england and then america to flee turkish massacres. Karagheusian went to tiensin china in 1928 29. A vintage all wool gulistan persian style rug circa 1930 made by the a m karagheusian company in new york.

Karagheusian inc 5th ave ny106 x 146. A bit history on the maker. Nazarian who as a representative for a. A m karagheusian moved into an old shirt factory on jackson street in freehold in 1904 and set up shop with some looms and weavers imported from england.

By 1928 the company became. Of karagheusian company opened its door selling imported oriental rugs in new york city in 1899 founded by two brothers. Rug gulistan deluxe a m. They made very good quality rugs the a.

The faded gulistan name can be seen in the center.